Jeffrey Bowlby is a financial advisor at Dash Investments with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Fisher Investments, Bank of America, Merrill, and Cetera. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Starsworn Entertainment LLP, a company focused on creating, publishing, and promoting serial progression fantasy. Dash Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, and trusts, generally targeting accounts with at least $1,000,000 in investable assets. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach with integrated financial planning and tax analysis.

Ross Powell is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Insight Wealth Partners since 2020. Prior to this, he worked for six years at KHA Accountants, PLLC. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and Licensed Insurance Agent, providing tax preparation, accounting services, and insurance product recommendations outside of his advisory role. Insight Wealth Partners is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses with financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a blend of Modern Portfolio Theory–based asset allocation and tactical strategies, including a Synthetic Equity Portfolio, while also conducting due diligence on third-party managers and providing ongoing portfolio oversight.

Kara Wilson is a financial advisor at Moss, Luse & Womble, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at East Texas Baptist University and Parker School Uniforms, LLC. Moss, Luse & Womble serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach based on fundamental analysis and employs multiple proprietary investment models to align with client risk profiles.

Robert Holland is a financial advisor at Astra Wealth Management Group in Plano, TX, with 49 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director for Tychee Wealth Partners and REH Holland LLC, operating companies related to his advisory work. Astra Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm managing about $1.3 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to tailor portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, options, and structured products.

Emily Schulman is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Guidestone Advisors. Her prior roles include positions with Equitable Advisors, LLC, AXA Advisors, and GuideStone Financial Resources. She also has experience with Dallas Baptist University and involvement with Girlstart. Guidestone Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a faith-based investing policy and primarily implements client strategies through model portfolios and discretionary management.

Michael Digiacinto is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Worth Financial Group Inc. since 2018 and previously held roles at Financial Planning of McKinney and multiple 1st Global entities. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed CPA involved in tax return preparation and an independent agent in traditional insurance marketing and sales. Worth Financial Group manages discretionary portfolios primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a cyclical security analysis approach supported by fundamental, technical, and charting methods. The firm emphasizes tailored investment strategies aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance, conducting regular portfolio reviews and operating as both an investment manager and a fully disclosed broker-dealer.

Crystal Billing is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with SFMG Wealth Advisors in Plano, TX, since 2016. SFMG Wealth Advisors is a Dallas-area wealth management firm with an 18-advisor team managing approximately $2.96 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients through a planning-first process that integrates financial planning and portfolio management.

James Rose is a financial advisor with Steadtrust LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Steadtrust in 2025, he worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc., National Asset Management, and United Advisors Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he co-administers family investments and is involved in managing a tree farm as a partner. Steadtrust LLC is a team advisory firm managing approximately $438.9 million with nine advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, using a range of investment strategies including long- and short-term trading and alternative vehicles, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Shannon Pope is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. She has been with SFMG Wealth Advisors since 2018, following prior roles at RGT Wealth Advisors and PFG Advisors. SFMG Wealth Advisors provides personalized wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, pension, and trust clients, integrating financial planning and investment management. The firm follows a planning-first approach, utilizing a centralized Investment Committee and advanced modeling tools to support retirement and investment decisions.

Tai Chu is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fidelity and its affiliated entities from 2004 to 2023 before joining Beaird Harris in 2023. Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only registered advisory firm with 18 advisors managing approximately $2.27 billion for around 800 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans using a Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach with diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside alternative investments.

Ephimia Coumanakos is a financial advisor at Steadtrust with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at B. Riley Wealth Management, National Securities Corp, and WFG Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in tax accounting preparation for small businesses. Steadtrust LLC is a team advisory firm managing approximately $439 million with nine advisors. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension/401(k) consulting with a discretionary investment approach that includes a range of strategies and alternative vehicles.

George Townsend is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial planning and wealth advisory. He has been with Consilium Wealth Advisory, LLC since 2015 and previously operated as a sole proprietor. Townsend is also licensed as an insurance agent. Consilium Wealth Advisory serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities with fee-based investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services, employing both quantitative and qualitative analysis to build and monitor portfolios.

Zain Griffith is a financial advisor at Dash Investments with 16 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He has been involved with Dash Acquisitions LLC since 2009. Dash Investments serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, and trusts, typically managing accounts with at least $1 million in investable assets. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on a limited number of industries and integrates financial planning and tax analysis into its advisory services.

Robert Moses is a financial advisor with Beacon Financial Group in Dallas, TX, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 57 years of industry experience and has worked with Kestra Advisory, Beacon Financial Group, Kestra Investment Services, and Execu/Comp., Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he is the owner of TPG Financial, Inc. Beacon Financial Group provides wealth management, financial planning, retirement, and trust/estate consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, foundations, and business organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $1.3 billion in assets.

Karina Kingman is a financial advisor at Spectrum Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Focus Partners Wealth LLC and Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC. Outside of financial advising, she was involved in Kingman Solar for over two decades. Spectrum Advisors serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, private business owners, and retirement plan participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, qualified retirement plan consulting, and uses asset-allocation models combined with fundamental analysis, including third-party managers and model portfolios, to provide investment advice.

Carson Pope is a financial advisor at AssetBuilder, Inc. in Plano, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, The Vanguard Group, Inc., Equitable Advisors, LLC, and Axa Advisors, LLC. AssetBuilder provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a buy-and-hold, asset-allocation strategy centered on Dimensional Fund Advisors products, emphasizing diversification and risk profile documentation.

Aaron Byrkit is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2015. Byrkit holds the Series 66 designation and works out of Richardson, TX. Bland Garvey Wealth Advisors, LLC provides investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using passively managed asset-class mutual funds and model portfolios.

Sebastian Lopez Hafen is a financial advisor at Dash Investments in Plano, TX, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Fisher Investments and NYLIFE Securities LLC. His background also includes roles outside finance, such as at GetLegal, Uber, and El Pulpo Restaurant. Dash Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates, and trusts with at least $1 million in investable assets. The firm focuses on a long-term, value-oriented investment approach and integrates tax planning and financial planning into its advisory services.

Scott Evans is a financial advisor at Liberty Atlantic Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations and has previously worked at firms including Beacon Global Advisor Network and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Evans is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance product sales. Liberty Atlantic Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to sub-advisory accounts. The firm manages approximately $125 million across five offices and employs a fundamental analysis approach to build diversified portfolios tailored to client needs.

Brett Rudman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with SFMG Wealth Advisors in Plano, TX, and has been in the industry since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at The Siegfried Group, Sportailor, Inc., KPMG, and the University of Miami. SFMG Wealth Advisors is a Dallas-area wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm follows a planning-first process with strategic asset allocation overseen by an Investment Committee and uses a diversified sleeve approach to portfolio construction.